Same here. I never found anything that the 257 Weatherby could do that the 25-06 can't do. I had one for a while and also shoot the 257 Roberts and the 250 Savave. If your not going to use it for elk then IMO you would be just as well served with a 25-06. You will also have better barrel life. Of course I wouldn't discourage a guy from trying something new and different. Its good for the gun companies and the gun dealers of which I was one for about 20 years.